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Penny Arcade - Comic - Glorfindel

DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
edited July 2021 in The Penny Arcade Hub
imagePenny Arcade - Comic - Glorfindel

Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

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  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    He chose... poorly

  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    Also shades of

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  • dennisdennis aka bingley Registered User regular
    Oh, they've gone to the "you're playing against bots" well more times than I care to post right now. I expected that's where this was going so it was a nice change.

  • RingoRingo He/Him a distinct lack of substanceRegistered User regular
    Was Gabe's whole family murdering Bots or Children that one time in whatever that game was?

    (So helpful brain)

  • ThanatosiaThanatosia Registered User regular
    Anyone understand why this strip is named Glorfindel? I know who the elf is, but am at a loss for why this strip would be named after him.

  • NemuriBakuNemuriBaku Registered User regular
    Thanatosia wrote: »
    Anyone understand why this strip is named Glorfindel? I know who the elf is, but am at a loss for why this strip would be named after him.

    I think it is an ironic reference to this:

    'The Fall of Gondolin relates that "Glorfindel and the Balrog" became an in-universe proverb used in Elven culture to describe great skill and courage in battle.'

    In the same way that people use "Nimrod" sarcastically. Since Tycho isn't exacly fighting Balrogs.

  • dennisdennis aka bingley Registered User regular
    The real question is why it's not named Golfrindel.

  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    edited July 2021
    I thought it was a pun on the word "Glory". Like, he thinks he's earned glory by dominating in Mario Golf, but he hasn't actually? I dunno.

    I did know the elf's name instinctively (the name is also used for a minor hero in Fellowship of the Ring), and I just figured it was used for the similar sounds.

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  • dennisdennis aka bingley Registered User regular
    edited July 2021
    Enlong wrote: »
    I thought it was a pun on the word "Glory". Like, he thinks he's earned glory by dominating in Mario Golf, but he hasn't actually? I dunno.

    I did know the elf's name instinctively (the name is also used for a minor hero in Fellowship of the Ring), and I just figured it was used for the similar sounds.

    It's actually the same elf, reincarnated (okay, technically re-embodied).

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  • EnlongEnlong Registered User regular
    Huh. Genuinely interesting.

  • dennisdennis aka bingley Registered User regular
    Enlong wrote: »
    Huh. Genuinely interesting.

    The weirdest part to me was what an incredibly tiny role he played in those books. It's like writing a World War II epic in which a re-embodied George Washington appears for one scene at the beginning of the movie to shoot down a plane that's about to drop a bomb on the heroes.

    Okay, so having written that, maybe a little bit of weirdness would be a good thing. Possibly for an Inglourious Basterds sequel.

    (Also, the guy is basically named "Blondie".)

  • HevachHevach Registered User regular
    Ringo wrote: »
    Was Gabe's whole family murdering Bots or Children that one time in whatever that game was?

    (So helpful brain)

    I remember one of their kids wanted to go pro in Fortnight because they kept winning in newbie games full of bots.

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